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Hundreds of thousands left in dire straits after Saudi govt bulldozes poor Jeddah neighbourhoods

Over the past three months, the Saudi government has launched a massive demolition campaign targeting dozens of poor neighbourhoods in Jeddah, to make way for an urban development project. With very little time to leave and no compensation, hundreds of thousands of people are now in dire straits, with no…

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New planning bid launched for controversial Stirling takeaways

Another application submitted as well as appeal against enforcement action.

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‘Our gateway to British food and culture’: the nostalgic power of the school dinner

Novelist Shahnaz Ahsan on growing up with jam roly-poly, apple crumble and sticky toffee pudding

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Family’s MP says Johnson’s ‘poor grasp’ of Zaghari-Ratcliffe case led to errors

Writing in the Observer, Tulip Siddiq accuses Foreign Office of callous behaviour, as calls grow for full investigation

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Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme beset by ‘unworkable’ bureaucracy

Labour MP Lisa Nandy and refugee charities remain critical of how the government’s family scheme is handling visa requirements, safety checks and child protection issues Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates

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The Observer view on gender identity services for children

The Cass review’s interim report finds children with gender identity issues are ill served by adults who shut down debate

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‘There is no escape’: inside a hospital in Ukraine

Fifty miles from Kyiv, doctors prepare a bomb shelter for the casualties to arrive on their doorstep, while their own lives are on the line

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Charlotte Philby: ‘We visited Kim in Moscow’

The spy novelist, whose latest book tells the story of her grandfather Kim Philby and the Soviet agent Edith Tudor-Hart, talks about the perils of writing about family, and why female spies get overlooked

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‘We are ready and united’: Lviv residents prepare for Russian advance

Ukraine city near Polish border has not yet been touched by Russian bombs but people are readying for the worst

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I wrote the original miserable marriage memoir – and I have no regrets

Bookshelves today are full of true-life stories of marital discord but a former Observer columnist pioneered the genre 25 years ago

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Acclaimed foreign correspondent Hugh O’Shaughnessy dies aged 87

Former Observer journalist was perhaps best known for his courageous coverage of Pinochet’s brutal coup in Chile in 1973

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Who Killed Dean and Tina Clouse—and Where Is Their Baby?

A group of sleuths using "genetic genealogy" has broken open a 40-year-old cold case.

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Euan Ferguson: Part reporter, part poet, full of wicked honesty…

A friend and colleague recalls the life and well loved times of the Observer writer, who died last week at 60

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Ukraine residents recount Russian attacks: ‘We realised we had nowhere to go’

In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 24, Russian troops launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any countries who dared to interfere would face “consequences you have never seen”. Videos shared on social networks showed heavy missile attacks as well as Russian…

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Ecuador: Oil spill in Amazon rainforest 'could have been avoided'

More than a million litres of oil spilled in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador after a pipeline ruptured on January 28. The company that manages the pipeline said it was damaged by falling rocks, brought down by erosion and heavy rain, claiming that the incident "could not have been foreseen".…

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Glasgow restaurant and bakery appear in The Observer's top food list

Two Glasgow eateries — one restaurant and one bakery — have appeared in a monthly roundup of newspaper The Observer's favourite food spots across the UK and Ireland

France 24

Meet the TikToker using humour to break down stereotypes of Africa

"How do you have internet when you live in huts?" "Do you have clean water?" African TikTokers deal with these questions and stereotypes every day in the comments on their videos. In order to fight back against these cliches, many of them have decided to respond with humour. Our Observer,…

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Starmer: Russians hide cash in ‘soft touch’ UK

Labour leader accuses the Tories of failing to counter the flow of corrupt money into UK property sector

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Rise and shine: bringing an old bakery back to life

Built in 1835 in the heart of the old town in Hastings, this former bakery has been lovingly restored and is now ‘beautifully imperfect’

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British army veterans denied treatment for brain injuries

They have seizures and brain damage but the MoD insists their illnesses are psychological. Now scans could help thousands of soldiers who have been misdiagnosed

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The Observer view on the non-aggression pact between Labour and the Lib Dems

Tactical voting has suddenly become an even more effective tool in ousting the Tories

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‘They torched our clubhouse’… but Sicilian rugby team won’t let mafia win

Librino’s amateur players have to guard their new pitch and facilities every night – but it’s worth it to keep children out of the clutches of Cosa Nostra

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Manchester City 2-3 Tottenham: Premier League – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The leaders thought they’d salvaged a point with an injury-time penalty, but Harry Kane injected some life back into the title race with a late, late winner. Scott Murray was watching.

France 24

Taliban releases four women’s rights activists but fear persists

On February 12, the Taliban released four Afghan women’s rights activists, who were arrested nearly a month earlier. Dozens more are being held in Taliban custody, according to other activists and US diplomats. The released women have not yet been able to share what happened to them in Taliban custody…

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Iran: Wife killer's 'walk of fame' highlights horror of 'honour killings'

The video is unbearable: For 30 seconds it shows a grinning man parading in the streets of Ahvaz, in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, holding a knife in one hand. In the other hand: his wife's head. He has just decapitated her after she ran away from their forced marriage.…

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